Write the lewis structure for ch2clcoo-. assign a formal charge for any atom with a non-zero formal charge.

The Lewis structure of Chloroacetate (H₂CClCO₂) is given below. In structure it is shown that carbon has a double bond with one oxygen atom and two single bonds with CH₂Cl and O⁻.

Formal Charge;

Formal charge is caculated as,

Formal charge = # of valence e⁻ - [# of lone pair of e⁻ + 1/2 # of bonded e⁻]

Formal charge on Oxygen (Highlighted Red);

Formal charge = 6 - [ 6 + 2/2]

Formal charge = 6 - [6 + 1]

Formal charge = 6 - [7]

Formal charge = - 1